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Independence council adopts Hennepin County 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan
Summary
The Independence City Council on Oct. 15, 2024 approved RESOLUTION NO. 24-1015-01 adopting the 2024 Hennepin County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The vote was 4–0 with Mayor Johnson moving and Councilor Grotting seconding; Councilor McCoy was absent.
The Independence City Council adopted the 2024 Hennepin County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan on Oct. 15, 2024.
Mayor Johnson moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 24-1015-01, with Councilor Grotting seconding. The council recorded a unanimous vote in favor by the four members present — Mayor Johnson and Councilors Spencer, Betts and Grotting — and the motion was declared carried. Councilor Ray McCoy was absent.
The resolution approves Independence’s participation in the countywide hazard mitigation planning effort for 2024. City minutes list the item as "Consider Approval of the 2024 Hennepin County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan" and identify the adopted document by resolution number; the minutes do not include additional detail about plan provisions, funding changes, or implementation steps.
Adoption of a multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan typically enables local eligibility for certain federal and state mitigation grants and coordinates risk reduction strategies across municipal and county lines; the minutes record approval but do not cite specific grant applications or an implementation schedule for Independence.
The council took no separate recorded actions on other agenda items in the minutes for this item. The meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
